Tai Chi group

Nantong Vistit, Jiangsu, China.

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June 27th 2008
Well, back from our ‘flying trip’ to Nantong, the city located on the northern banks of the Yangtze River, just north of Shanghai. Nantong is only a quick 2 1/2 hour train ride (which took us 3 1/2) south from Yancheng. It was a pleasant change to get some ‘cleaner’ air, from all the farm burning in Yancheng. We have been booking our accommodation from an internet site, which specialize ... read more

Asia » China » Jiangsu » Yancheng

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For centuries China stood as a leading civilization, outpacing the rest of the world in the arts and sciences, but in the 19th and early 20th centuries, the country was beset by civil unrest, major famines, military defeats, and foreign occupation. A... ... read more